8 Windows 7 Versions Feature Home Premium Professional Ultimate Make the things you do every day easier with improved desktop navigation. Start programs faster and more easily, and quickly find the documents you use most often. Make your web experience faster, easier and safer than ever with Internet Explorer 8. Run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode. Help protect data on your PC and portable storage devices against loss or theft with BitLocker. 8

26 Learning Objectives In this module you will learn: The current threats Authentication and encryption features Trusted Platform Module Rights Management Service Encrypted Files System BitLocker / BitLocker to go 26

27 Current Threats Threats to data Password recovery programs are widely available that enable offline attacks Offline attacks expose core system keys that allow for the compromise of secured data Hundreds of thousands of laptops are lost every year Software Based Security 27

32 Encrypting File System (EFS) Only files and folders on NTFS volumes can be encrypted. Encrypted files can become decrypted if you copy or move the file to a volume that is not an NTFS volume. Moving unencrypted files into an encrypted folder will automatically encrypt those files in the new folder. However, the reverse operation will not automatically decrypt files. Files must be explicitly decrypted. 32

43 Changes to UAC in Windows 7 Four levels of notification for UAC in Windows 7: Most Secure Always Notify Me Displays all prompts Prompts dim screen Default for standard users Notify Me Only When Programs Try to Make Changes to My Computer (default) Display only prompts from applications Prompts dim screen Default for administrators Do not Dim Desktop Displays only prompts from applications No screen dimming Not default Least secure Never Notify Me Displays no prompts No screen dimming Not default 44

44 ACL 45

45 Section 5: Kernel Changes 46

46 Learning Objectives In this module you will learn: New security features via Windows 7 kernel improvement 47

48 Virtual Accounts Want better isolation than existing service account Don t want to manage passwords Virtual accounts are like service accounts Process runs with virtual SID as principal System-managed password Show up as computer account when accessing network Services can specify a virtual account Account name must be NT SERVICE\<service> Service control manager verifies the service account and creates a user profile for the account 49

49 Section 6: Audit Changes 50

50 Learning Objective In this module you will learn: How Windows 7 has improved upon auditing capabilities. 51

51 Improved Auditing More Granularity Support for many auditing subcategories: Logon, logoff, file system access, registry access, use of administrative privilege Previous versions of Windows only support high-level categories such as System, Logon/Logoff, and Object Access, with little granularity New Logging Infrastructure Easier to filter out noise in logs and find the event you re looking for Tasks tied to events: When an event occurs, such as administrative privilege use, tasks such as sending an to an auditor can run automatically 52

60 Microsoft Security Essentials Free anti-virus/spyware/malware tool from Microsoft designed for home PCs Not included in Windows 7 installation; needs to be downloaded separately from Microsoft No central management capabilities unlike Windows Defender not ideal solution for large organizations 62

64 Security Essentials Scanning Modes Scheduled & On-Demand Scans Quick: scans only system files likely to be targeted by malware and viruses or likely culprits such as processes currently running and files currently open on the machine Full: scans all files, much longer process 66

72 Windows 7 Conclusion Many features already exist in other operating systems. Incorporates most major security changes introduced in Windows 7. UAC password requirements seen as less annoying in Windows 7 due to more customization and better software design. Improved security by additional features and options. 74

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